Nereus

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Gender Masculine
Usage Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Scripts Νηρεύς(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. NEH-REWS(Classical Greek) NIR-ee-əs(English)

Meaning & History

Derived from Greek νηρός (neros) meaning "water". In Greek myth this was the name of a god of the sea, the father of the Nereids. It is mentioned briefly in the New Testament, belonging to a Christian in Rome. This was also the name of a Roman saint of the 1st century, a member of the army, who was martyred with his companion Achilleus because they refused to execute Christians.